Weather-strip.



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WEATHER STRIP. I QPPLIUATION FILED MAILZB, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WEATHER-STRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1907.

Application filed March 28,1906. Serial No. 308,611.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. KRAFT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Arcadia, in the county of Manistee, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather Strips; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to weather-strips and has for its object to provide a device of this character of novel construction which may be manufactured at an extremely low cost and which may be folded for shipment without injury to the same.

The inventionresides in the provision of an article of this character comprising a strip of felt having a backing of sheet metal or other rigid material, the said felt strip and its backing being secured together by means of eyelets which serve also as openings for the passage of screws in attaching the device to a Window.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of a strip constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view in detail through the strip and taken on a line With one of the eyelets.

. Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 denotes a strip of felt or other material which is of any desired length and thickness. The felt strip 5 is provided with backing strips 6 of sheet metal or other rigid material, the said backing strips extending longitudinally of the strip 5 and being slightly spaced at their adj acent ends as at 7.

Each of the backing strips 6 is formed by bending a strip of material upon itself longitudinally and at its middle as at 8 to receive a portion of the length of said felt strip 5, it being understood that one longitudinal edge of the felt strip extends beyond the outer ends of the spaced side portions formed by bending the backing strip as described for engagement with a portion of the sash of a window.

The felt strip 5 is held firmly in its backing strips 6 by means of eyelet fastenings 9 which may be riveted through the said felt strip and the sides of the backing strips in the usual manner as will be readily understood. The openings in these fastenings 9 are of sufficient size to permit passage of screws 10, the said screws serving as a means for attaching the Weather strip to a window or the like.

By spacing the adjacent ends of the backing strips 6, the weather strip may be folded at its middle without injury to the same and to render the same more compact for shipping or storage.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the device is extremely simple in construction and that a decided advantage is obtained by utilizing the eyelet fastenings 9 as a means for attaching the weather strip to a window or door.

What is claimed is:

1. An article'of the class described, comprising a packing strip, and backing strips secured end to end. along the edge of the said packing strip with their ends in spaced relation with respect to each other.

2. An article of the class described comprising a packing strip, andbacking strips of rigid material secured end to end along the edge of the said packing strip with their ends in spaced relation with respect to each other.

3. An article of the class described comprising a packing strip, and backing strips bent to receive said packing strip, said backing strips being secured end to end along the edge of the said packing strip with their ends in spaced relation with respect to each other.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY W. KRAFT.

Witnesses:

H. E. STEWARD, ADoLPH HASSE. 

